"Warriors Brave: A Christmas tale - Part 1" Topic
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| Chris Palmer | 10 Dec 2014 7:12 a.m. PST |
One of my favorite Christmas books I have in my collection is this vintage childrens' story about toy soldiers coming to life on Christmas Eve. Though there is no publication date, it is inscribed on the title page, "Roger Hill 1926". It is a small volume, measuring only 5" x 4.5".
It is interesting to note that the artist had some knowledge of the toy soldiers he drew, as many of the poses pictured are very similar to a variety of semi-round lead soldiers that were available at the time. These were often cast by small manufacturers, or Mom & Pop dime store owners, from commercially available German molds, and sold individually or in boxed sets.
I will be running the story in three parts on my blog, with the first part today, and the next two over the following two weeks. You can find it here:
link Here's a sampling:
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 ColCampbell  | 10 Dec 2014 8:55 a.m. PST |
What a great find. Thanks for sharing it with us. Jim |
| Londonplod | 10 Dec 2014 9:14 a.m. PST |
I love it, as a young boy many is the time I wished for my toy soldiers to come to life! |
| Chris Palmer | 11 Dec 2014 5:03 p.m. PST |
Glad you are enjoying it! |
| DS6151 | 12 Dec 2014 5:15 p.m. PST |
I love it, as a young boy many is the time I wished for my toy soldiers to come to life! Based on the number of times I've found things in places I don't remember putting them, I'm not convinced that they don't! |
| Chris Palmer | 17 Dec 2014 1:07 p.m. PST |
Part 2 has now been posted here:
link |
| Chris Palmer | 23 Dec 2014 8:22 a.m. PST |
Part 3 has been posted here:
link |
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